The Portland daily press., 1887-02-18
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
The House Votes Not to Raise the
Supreme Judges Salaries.
Bangor People Fight the Megantic
Railroad In the Committee.
A Bill to be Presented Providing for
Taxing Dogs.
fast Temperance People Ask for
the Passage of a Law.
Speeches In the House toibe Limited
to Fifteen Minutes.
The Appropriation for the State Col
lege Discussed in the Senate.
The Amendment for 50, ,6s7. 90 for
More Cattle Cut Out.
Another Hearing on the Boston &
Maine Bill Next Week.
The Bridge Question Considered in
the Senate.
Another Hearing on the Boston &
Maine Bill Next Week.
The Bridge Question Considered in
the Senate.

The Bridge Question Considered in
the Senate.
Especial to the Press.l
AUGUSTA. Feb. II.
The House said this morning how much it
thought the services of supreme Judge to
be worth year. The marty of the judic-
iary committee reported bill to increase
the salary from $4,000 to $500 a year. The
minority of the committee, Messrs Talbot
and Walton, made report adverse to this
increase. This morning the question came
up on the substitution of the minority for
the majority report. Messrs. Walton,
OBrien and Talbot did the talking for the
opponents of the increase of salary; on the
| other side were MesSrS. Noble, Wiswell
Barker, Wakefield, Looney, Allen, Dickey
and Powers. The preponderance of oratory
| was decidedly on the side of higher salaries,
| 1t was urged with force that the judges of
the supreme Court were the most important
officers OF the State; that the salaries al
lowed them were much less than the judges
could make by retiring from the bench and
engaging in practice; that one able judge
had already retired because he could not af-
ford to keep the office; and that another
able lawyer, a Democrat, had declined a
| seat on the bench because he could not
| afford to give up his practice for the small
salary. Mr.. Dickey said that there were
lots OF Boston drummers selling goods
through Aroostook who were getting more
salary than the judges of the Supreme Court
| and pleaded that the salaries of the latter
might be raised so that the next able Demo
cratic lawyer who should be invited to
| seat on the Supreme bench might be able to
accept it. But the House, which has shown
| disposition to decide questions after its
| own mind, speeches to the contrary moth
withstanding, voted to substitute the minor
lty report, thus killing the bill for the in
crease. This is the vote, Democrats being
| in italics:
| YEAs-Messrs. Alden, Alexander. Aver, Bennett,
| Boyiton, Broacn Burns, Chase of Damariscotta,
Chase Of Edgecomb, Clark Of Bangor, Condor,
Farrar, Field, Foster Friend, Gagno,, Greene,
Greer, Hal, Harper, Harrington, Hersey, Hodg-
kins, Hunter, Jeacett Jones, Jordan, Judkins,
Keegdn, Kingsbury, Levetasaler, Libby of Burn
ham, Littlefeld of Prospect, Lombard, Marble,
cher Perce Pooe NeP, Prsy Rav Rerand G
ards, Kicker, Ross, Russell, Sanborn of Standish
SSca,aman; Scott, Small, 7dlbot, Thurlow, Varney,
Winsow, Watts. Waugh, Weymouth, Widber,
Wiggin, Wylie. Bitson, Witham--75.
Bisbon Adam Allen Barker Billings
Clark of Calais, Clark of Caribou, Clark of Saco
Gloutier, DAWSON Dickey,, Dow. Engel, Floyd,
| berland Hamilton Of Gouldsboro, Harding of
| Durham, Harding of Gsrham Hawkes. Hayden.
MSDsIn Ho Kader MknSpp &
| Of Deerng, Moore OF Gardiner, Noble, Packard
Pattangall Powers, Purington of Bowdoin, Pur..
Brunswick, Roberts of Dexter. Ryder, Sanborn
q SnIseT Island Eails Saawyer SHARP shay ssby
Whitmore, Wiswell. Woodman, Wright, York-63
Absent-Messrs, Beal, Bradish, Gushing, Fer
gnson Lufkin, Mallett Mason, Morrill,, Smith
Pro), Sturgis, Sylvester Qnd.), Wedgewood- liz
Attempts at Retrenchment in the
Senate.
The Legislature is paying its respects 20
| the State College as usual this winter. An
| appropriation of $39,7S7 was asked for, of
which $4,000 was for a new Natural History
building and $4,6S7.92 for the purchase of
more cattle. For some time the Senate has
been discussing the measure, Senators Lun-
bert and Gushee doing all they could to cut
the appropriation down. Mr.. Lumbert has
made in the Senate some very strong argu-
ments in favor of economy in such appro-
priations, but the majority have not wanted
the Agricultural College stinted. But yes
| terday Senator Allen succeeded in carrying
an amendment cutting out the S4,6S7. .92 for
| more cattle; but the S25,000 for the new
building could not be stricken out, and the
| appropriation passed with it.
Senator Lumbert also led yesterday the
| opposition to the increase of appropriation
| for the Insane Hospital. The managers of
| the institution asked for $21, 900 for additions
| TO the chapel and other changes, and $4,000
| for new building. Mr.. Lumbert wanted
the item Of $25,0O0 stricken ont, on the
ground that when more buildings were
needed new institution should be estab-
| lished. He quoted DR.. Gerrish of Portland
! to show that the hospital was at present as
| large as it should be for one management
Senators Libbey and Sleeper favored
the appropriation, Senator Sleeper hay
ment TO let the institution add to
| the $4,000 about $4,000 of its own funds.
thus making $34, 600 for new building. Mr.
| Gushee charged that the institution had
| available funds of $4,000 and could give
more than $4,000, but Senator Wallace
showed that the surplus of the hospital was
only $4,000. The Senate passed the bill
| with. Senator Sleeper's amendment, Mr..
Lumbert alone voting against it. When it
came into the House this morning the bill
with its amendment was assigned to next
| wednesday after some explanatory remarks
by Mr. Pattangall.
The Boston & Maine.
The Boston & Maine bill, to allow the pur-
chase of certain other railroads, has not yet
been reported from the railway committee
1t will not be reported right away. Some of
the committee think they see some things
about it which are not as they should be;
and have decided to give another hearing on
the bill on Thursday of next week. A gen.
tleman well informed in railway matters
said today: "Did you notice how Boston e.
Lowell jumped up in the stock market day
] before yesterday? 1t went up about II
| points. Do you know what this means? 1t
means that consolidation of Boston & Low
ell and Boston & Maine is coming on the
boards. This Boston & Maine bill now :be-
| fore the Legislature is a step towards that
consummatlon; and the people of Portland
are binder than bats that they don't see it.
II the Boston d Lowell and Boston g. Maine
should consolidate, what would be the effect
on Portland? You know that the Boston &
Lowell controls the piece of road which is
the Ogdensburgs outlet to the West beyond
Fabyan's. Let the Boston & Maine andBos-
ton IL Lowell consolidate and what'would
that 80 odd miles of Portland d 0gdensburg
between Portland and Fabyan's amount to? !?
1t would grow up to weeds; and Portland
would find itself at the mercy of the Boston
q Maine, which would have the Portland a.
Rochester, the Eastern, and. would then
stretch out its hands for the Maine Central.
Portland ought to see this before this Boston
d Maine bill becomes law, for by that bill
the Boston d Maine is getting into shape for
grander move"
Pride's and Stroudwater.
The Senate acted on the bills relating TO
Pride's and Stroudwater bridges today.
Messrs. Young, Rich and Daggett, who are
on the committee on ways and bridges,
spoke in favor Of relieving Portland of. her
unjust burden On the other side Messrs.
Libbey and Cole spoke. But they said moth
ing about any contract. That did for the
House in the Senate it was urged that ii
was best to leave the support of the bridges
as it is until the city and towns can arrange
it peaceably among themselves. Mr.. Cole
made an excellent speech in behalf of har-
mony among neighbors, but did not ven.
ture to discuss the rights and duties involved
in the present question. The question was
whether the Senate should concur with the
House and substitute the minority report
(favoring Deering and Westbrook) for the
majority report Qavoring Portland) The